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Rh PART II APPROVAL OF TRAVEL AGENTS Travel agents to be approved

3.—(1) A travel agent who desires to provide goods or services to any person for the purposes of the Haj shall apply to the Majlis for approval.

(2) An application under paragraph (1) shall be in such form and manner as the Majlis thinks fit and shall be accompanied by—
 * (a) evidence of the good reputation of—
 * (i) the applicant;
 * (ii) if the applicant is a firm, every member of the firm; or
 * (iii) if the applicant is a company, every director and shareholder of the company;
 * (b) evidence that the applicant has sufficient manpower and resources to provide goods or services for the purposes of the Haj;
 * (c) evidence that the applicant is able to maintain the Haj accounts referred to in rule 7 (1) in a proper manner; and
 * (d) a fee of $80.

(3) No travel agent shall provide any goods or services to any person for the purposes of the Haj unless he is approved by the Majlis.

(4) A travel agent shall be deemed to be providing goods or services for the purposes of the Haj if he—
 * (a) provides or facilitates the provision of any air or other means of transportation to and from Saudi Arabia for the purposes of the Haj;
 * (b) provides or facilitates the provision of any hotel or other types of accommodation in Saudi Arabia during the period of the Haj; or
 * (c) purports to arrange any Haj course for any person.

(5) The Majlis may approve an application made under paragraph (1) on such terms and conditions as the Majlis thinks